WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU PLEASE RESPECT THE WILDLIFE

WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU
Drinking water, picnic items and camping equipment if you intend to stay
overnight. Also useful are: binoculars, camera, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and
guidebooks.
PLEASE RESPECT THE WILDLIFE (ODE
Respect the privacy of the wildlife, this is their habitat.
Beware of the animals, they are wild and can be unpredictable.
Don't crowd the animals or make sudden noises or movements.
Don't feed the animals, it upsets their diet and leads to human dependence.
Keep quiet, noise disturbs the wildlife and may antagonize your
fellow visitors.
Stay in your vehicle at all times, except at designated picnic or
walking areas.
Keep below the maximum speed limit (40 kph/25 mph).
Never drive off-road, this severely damages the habitat.
When viewing wildlife keep to a minimum distance of 20 meters and pull to
the side ofthe road so as to allow others to pass.
Leave no litter and never leave fires unattended or discard burning objects.
Respect the cultural heritage of Kenya, never take pictures of the local
people or their habitat without asking their permission, respect the cultural
traditions of Kenya and always dress with decorum.
Stay over or leave before dusk, visitors must vacate the Park between
7.00pm - 6.00am unless they are camping overnight. Night game driving is
not allowed.
KENYA WILDLIFE
• AIERDARE
NATIONA~ PARK.
• CENTI\AL"
SERVICE PARKS AND RESERVES
AMIOSELI
SOUTHERN
NATIONAL PARK. AI\ABUKO SOKOKE NATIONAL RESERVE •
ISLAND NATIONAL PARK. CHYULU HILLS NATIONAL PARK.
• HELLS CATE NATIONAL PARK. KAKAMEGA FOREST NATIONAL RESERVE.
KISITE MpUNGUnMARINE
• KISUMU IMPALA SANCTUARY • «IUNGA NATIONAL MARINE RESERVE.
PARK'
KOI\A NATIONAL PARK •
• LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK' MALINDI MARINE NATIONAL PARK •
• MAWIIT
NATIONAL PARK"
HOW TO GET THERE
• MOMIASA
RESERVE.
MERU NATIONAL PARK. MOMIASA
MARINE RESERVE.
MARINE NATIONAL PARK'
MOUNT ELGON NATIONAL PARK •
• MT. KENYA NATIONAL PARK' MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK' MWEA NATIONAL RESERVE.
ByRoad:
The Park (Mtito Andei Gate) is 232 km South of Nairobi and 250 km North of
Mombasa on the main Nairobi - Mombasa Road. Note: Nairobi - Voi Gate 325 km,
Mombasa - Voi Gate 157 km. The following entry gates exist: Mtito Andei, Voi,
Buchuma, Manyani, lthumba and Sala.
• NAIROII
NATIONAL PARK. NAIROII
SA~ARI WALK"
ORPHANAGE.
NDERE ISLAND NATIONAL PARK'
• OL DONYO SAIUK NATIONAL PARK. RUMA NATIONAL PARK. SAIWA SWAMP NATIONAL PARK.
• SHIMIA
HILLS NATIONAL RESERVE'
SIIILOI NATIONAL PARK. TANA RIVER PRIMATE RESERVE.
• TSAVO EAsT NATIONAL PARK. TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK. WATAMU MARINE NATIONAL REsERVE.
By AIr:
There are several airstrips in the Park.
KENYI\
WILDlIFE
SEIMCE
n
Marieting & Business Development
Optn:
Daily 6.ooam - 7.oopm. Note: No entry is allowed on foot, and visitors will not be
allowed into the Park after 6.15pm.
P.O.Box 40241 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya.
Tel: +254 (020) 6000800, 6002345 Fax: +254 (020) 6007024
ISDN:+254 (020) 399 2000
Cuntnt .ntry cha".s:
Obtainable via KWS HQ:Tel: +254(20) 6000800, 6002345 • Fax: 6007024
Email: [email protected] • website: www.kws.go.ke
'SItarS card' NqU rtdl
.
Entry is by SafariCard only. Safari Cards may be obtained and loaded atVoi Gate.
The Warden: P.O.Box 14, VoL • Tel: +2544330300, 31011
Email: [email protected]
Telkom Wireless:
+254 (020) 2379407/8/9, 2379410/1/3/4/5/6
Mobile Numbers:
+254 (0) 726 610 508/9, 735663421, 736 663 400
Email: [email protected] • www.kws.go.ke
The Longest Lava Flow in the World
At 300 kilometers in length, the heat-shimmering edge of the Yatta Plateau is the
longest lava flow in the world and an ornithological paradise that attracts
migrating birds from all over the world.
Lugard's Falls
Named after Captain Lugard, the first proconsul to East Africa, the Falls feature a
bizarrely eroded rock neck through which the waters ofthe Galana River plunge
into foaming rapids and crocodile-infested pools.
Spectacular Voyages
of Discovery
Tsavo offers some of the most magnificent game drives in the world - vast herds
of dust-red elephant, fat pods of hippo, giant crocodile and a kaleidoscope of bird
life are set against a blazing backdrop of endless bush.
WJiERE TO STAY (LODGES AND TENTED CAMPS).
THEATRE OF THE WILD.
The joint mass ofTsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks forms one of the.
largest National Parks in the world and covers a massive 4% of Kenya's total
land area. Tsavo East, the larger of the two, liesto the east of the Nairobi Mombasa road, equidistant between Nairobi and Mombasa, and offers a vast
and untapped arena of arid bush which is washed by the azure and emerald
meanderings ofthe Galana River, guarded by the limitless lava reaches ofthe
Yatta Plateau and patrolled by some of the largest elephant herds in Kenya.
WHAT TO SEE
Elephant In Eden
Voi Safari Lodge. P.O.Box 565, Voi, Kenya. Tel: +254(43)30019
Email: [email protected].
Kingfisher Tented Camp. P.O.Box 29 Malindi, Kenya.
Tel:+254(42)20123 • Fax: 30261 • Email: kingfisher@swiftmalindi,com
Ndololo Tented Camp. Tsavo Park Hotel, P.O.Box 244 Voi, Kenya.
Tel: +254(147)30050, 30533 • Fax: +254(147)30285.
Email: [email protected]
Sentrim Tarhi Tented Camp. P.O.Box 43436 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel:+254(20)315680. Fax: +254(20)221814· Email: [email protected]
Satao Camp. P.O.Box 90653, Mombasa, Kenya. Tel:+254(41)475074
Email: [email protected]
Galdessa Camp. P.O.Box 714, Village Market, Kenya.
Tel:+254(20)521074, 520943 • Email; [email protected]
Epiya Chapeyu Tented Camp. Alphatauri Ltd, P.O.Box 14653, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel:+254(20)3749796· Email: bigi@wananchi,com
Patterson's Safari Camp. P.O.Box 49265, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254(20)4343389, 4347239· Email: pattersonsewanancht.corn.
Ashnil Aruba Lodge. P.O.Box 90738 Mombasa. Kenya. Tel: +254(20)3592240
Website: www.ashnilhotels.com
The sight of dust-red elephants wallowing, rolling and spraying each other
with the midnight blue waters of the palm-shaded Galana River is one of the
most evocative images of Africa.
SELF--CATERING
Aruba Dam
There is only one operational public campsite (offering water and latrines ~nly)
named Ndololo Campsite (7km from VoiGate). 'Special' or private campsites
(no facilities) exist in a number of locations and these must be booked in advance
on an exclusive use basis (reservations through the Warden or KWSHQ,Nairobi).
There are no self-catering facilities in Tsavo East National Park.
CAMPING
The beautiful Aruba dam, located on the north bank of the seasonal Voi River,
is visited by thousands of animals and makes a great game-viewing
destination.
udan a
This whale-backed rock towers above a natural dam, which acts as a draw to
hundreds of elephant.
WHEN TOGO
Tsavo East National Park is accessible by 2WD vehicles, and also by air, all year
round.